Search - Love & Rockets :: Earth Sun Moon

So-so

Chris D. | Ocean Grove, NJ | 03/06/2000

(3 out of 5 stars)

""Earth Sun Moon" could not help but be a little bit of a disappointment after a great album like "Express." Love and Rockets return to the more acoustic-dominated sound of the dark and magnificent "Seventh Dream Of Teenage Heaven" (my favorite L&R album) but with less satisfying results. "Mirror People" and "No New Tale To Tell" were the obvious - well, only - choices for singles. Along with these two, I liked "Waiting For The Flood," the somber "The Light" and the soothing title cut, but the rest seems uninspired and falls a little flat. "Earth Sun Moon" is not a terrible album by any means, but it is not an especially good one, either. Still, it was much better than the subsequent self-titled effort."

Easily the best L&R record

Jay | Columbus, Ohio | 02/06/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I bought this when it was originally released and I still listen to it today. I realized what a great record this was when on several occasions, when I was listening to it at my job the time (I worked at a Radio Shack in Akron, Ohio) I had someone ask me who it was and they wrote it down because they wanted to go buy it. I found the lyrics on this album the most personal of any L&R record. Although they went on to more comercial success with their self titled "Love and Rockets" release, I think this album stands the test of time as their strongest."

Mixed results

Howlinw | California, USA | 11/17/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I first heard "No New Tale to Tell" on the radio. I was driving past the beach when it came on, and it blew me away. It is still one of my favorite songs and, oddly, still reminds me of driving past a beach. Go figure.



The rest, sadly, is to some degree lower in quality. I happen to like the bluesy "Lazy," the somber "Waiting For the Flood," and, well, pretty much the whole acoustic second half of the disc. "Mirror People" has a Jesus and Mary Chain feel to it, which I consider to be a good thing. But nothing really jumps off the disc into my head like "No New Tale to Tell." So I'd say it's a good solid disc and well worth owning if you like the Cure, Echo and the Bunnymen, Joy Division, early REM, the Smiths, and the Jesus and Mary Chain (etc etc etc). Very much an album of its time."